Dragon Race: Lu Mingfei Returns from Warhammer

Chapter 393 Family Lunch
The City of Miracles, which is the most central and secretive forbidden area of ​​the City of Miracles along with the "Hall of Valor", is where Lu Mingfei is located.

"Fuxi Spiral Palace" is a towering bronze tower named after the ancestor of Eastern civilization. Its yin-yang double helix structure is like two entangled dragons that penetrate the sky. The blue glow of the Bagua flows on each eaves, and those symbols originating from ancient times flicker on the bronze surface as if they are breathing.

Lu Mingfei sat on the bronze throne at the bottom of the tower, feeling the cool touch of metal against his half-naked skin; nearly a hundred alchemical hoses as thick as fingers penetrated his body, and the boiling red blood, which seemed to be extremely vital, flowed upstream along the translucent walls of the tubes, being transported upward layer by layer.

Since the "gene seed storage glands" implanted in the Astartes warriors of the Sword of Revelation Legion do not have the function of breeding new gene seeds (the two seeds generated at the same time are bound to the Soul Cocoon and the Furnace of Rage respectively), the task of producing gene seeds for the continued development of the Legion naturally fell on Lu Mingfei, the Lord of the Legion.

So no matter how poetic the name of this tower is or how stunning its appearance is, to Lu Mingfei, it is just a factory responsible for producing genetic seeds.

Especially in order to prepare for the new round of the Legion and future large-scale expansion, Lu Mingfei stayed here for a full twenty days (normal time flow in the real world) to allow the Fuxi Spiral Palace to extract enough blood, and then used the gene fragment information contained in it, the "Yaki" and other triple potential enhancement characteristics as the core, and cultivated it into a new gene seed through alchemical technology.

The regenerative ability of "Yaki" that comes from the rules ensures that Lu Mingfei will not be drained dry.

Alchemist Sergeant Lao Tang felt sorry for his captain who seemed to be in prison, and thought of arranging a giant holographic screen theater and panoramic stereo sound system in the tower to entertain Lu Mingfei, but Lu Mingfei only asked for a consciousness simulator; except for meditating on the God of Hades, he spent the rest of his time in the virtual battlefield.

A clear and pleasant ding-dong sound was heard, interrupting Lu Mingfei's meditation after dozens of simulated beheading operations. At the same time, he felt the blood-drawing needle that had been inserted into his skin being pulled out.

"Thank you for your hard work, Captain. Your breeding work has been completed. According to the current success rate, the blood extracted from the Fuxi Spiral Palace can cultivate 21466 new gene seeds, which can temporarily meet the army's expansion needs."

"It looks like I'll have to stay here more often in the future, Eva."

Lu Mingfei stood up from the bronze seat, his tendons and joints made crackling sounds like burning turpentine, and his muscles transformed again into an array of taut steel cables; the faint blue light hanging from the tower slightly illuminated the perfect human form of this weapon of war when it was not wearing armor.

"From the plan report of the alchemist, it is true." The girl's ethereal and pleasant voice echoed in the tower. Two spherical machines with warm orange and yellow lights flew over silently and sprayed Lu Mingfei with a cleaning spray with jasmine scent.

"Mrs. Joveni is waiting for you on the second floor of the Kassel College restaurant. She has personally cooked a sumptuous lunch for you."

"I wouldn't forget something this important, but thank you for reminding me anyway."

Two more spherical drones flew over and handed Lu Mingfei the right clothes. According to the style of the dark universe, this kind of odd jobs are usually done by servoskulls or intelligent angels:

But the entire Alchemy Machinery Department, as well as Chu Zihang and the Caesar brothers, all thought that this thing was "so scary", so they redesigned this drone with a futuristic sci-fi aesthetic as a replacement.

A white casual hoodie with the emblem of the Sword of Revelation, grey draped wide-leg trousers, black retro running shoes... Designing daily clothes for an Astartes, especially a superhuman figure like Lu Mingfei, is no easier than designing a style for power armor. The clothing team invited by Caesar finally designed a few pieces of clothing that are more in line with the style of the warriors and can be slightly integrated into the modern city.

Lu Mingfei didn’t think there was anything wrong with it. The Legion would have to stay on this planet for a while, and the soldiers couldn’t appear fully armed in front of ordinary human society for the time being... He also didn’t want to eat with his mother in power armor.

The teleportation matrix at the tower entrance was activated, a faint blue light flashed, and Lu Mingfei was teleported from the Fuxi Spiral Palace to the basement of the Holy Blood Hall of Kassel Academy.

The Emperor's oil painting portrait, the Saintly Reis sculpture... In addition to the artwork he added to the Holy Blood Museum at that time, there are now some more ornaments: for example, the shoulder armor with the weeping red heart emblem of the Weepers, the standard combat power armor of the Sword of Revelation Legion (it's a real thing), and the Warlord-class Titan of Expedition, which is currently only in the model stage...

Several girls who were wiping sculptures and stair railings were stunned when they saw Lu Mingfei coming out, and then hurriedly saluted him; Lu Mingfei just smiled at them to indicate that there was no need to be so restrained.

Now the Sword of Revelation has shed its mysterious shadow, and even the university college of Kassel is undergoing the "legionization" of transforming into a military fortress, but it seems to have encountered some obstacles recently:
Several mixed-blood families entrenched behind the academy are deliberately resisting the integration of the Sword of Revelation Legion in a civilized and peaceful manner. The ancient banner of "Dragon Slaying" can no longer suppress the calculations and greed for interests of some new bloodlines.

Lu Mingfei quickly deduced more than ten plans in his mind, ranging from thunderous suppression to a major blood transfusion to gentle and covert infiltration...

However, he did not need to worry about the details of the plan's implementation, because the Caesar brothers, who were responsible for the integration of the hybrids, would certainly be able to arrange everything; his performance in political games and checks and balances was no less impressive than his combat and tactical skills.

The normal lunch time has passed, and the first floor of the college's restaurant is quiet. The long dining table that can accommodate a thousand people at the same time is empty. The second floor of the restaurant has private rooms of different sizes, which are generally used by students for gatherings, birthday parties and other activities.

When Lu Mingfei pushed open the door of the private room, white mist wrapped in fragrance came in.

"Are you back? Wash your hands and get ready to eat."

Giovanni was still busy at the large kitchen counter, she didn't even turn her head, as if she was greeting a child who had just returned from school. Her knuckles were pink as she held the cast iron pan, and the early summer afternoon sun dyed her silver-gray hair golden.

Lu Mingfei bent down and walked into the room: "Is there anything I can help with, Mom?"

"You can hold a sword or a gun with your hands, but I have to hold the spatula - although this is not my strong point either," Giovanni chuckled, "Just wash your hands and wait patiently."

Lu Mingfei did as he was told and sat at the square dining table covered with a blue and white checkered tablecloth. The oversized spoon specially prepared for him was placed on the white porcelain plate in front of him.

He listened quietly to the Russian ballad that Giovanni hummed while busying himself, and his heart was slightly touched.

The mother was a strong woman who had come out of the pain of the past. But Lu Mingfei knew that in the days ahead, he, her son, would not be able to continue to accompany her - although there was no real blood relationship, he could feel Qiao Weini's genuine love for him when he was in the safe haven.

But it was this heavy love that became even more cruel to the mother in the end. He carried the weight of another universe on his shoulders. He had to fight for humanity and complete the great journey of the Emperor... Maybe it would take a thousand years, or two thousand years, or even longer.
His transformed superhuman body might not leave too many traces, but what about Joveni? Even if she was a hybrid with dragon blood, she would wither away alone in the longing and waiting for her son after decades.

"Maybe... No, there must be a way."

Thinking of that scene, Lu Mingfei's heart ached. He didn't want this to happen.

“It’s time to eat, stop daydreaming!” Within a few tenths of a second after his thoughts were interrupted, Lu Mingfei’s detection nerves had already been activated, and he helped Qiao Weini put the bowl of golden fried rice that she was carrying on the table. “When we were little, you always said that you should have double servings of ham with your fried rice, so I’ll just add a bag of it this time!”

New dishes were gradually served on the table: tomato egg drop soup swirling in the pot, tomato and potato beef stew bubbling in the casserole, garlic-stirred choy sum glossy green, sweet and sour spare ribs glowing amber, fried eggs piled up on a whole plate... and finally a whole roasted chicken with a caramelized color just out of the oven.

"I've been in the haven for so long that I almost forgot my cooking skills. But... at least I still remember a little bit," Jovini patted her apron with her oven gloves and raised her chin proudly. "How about it, Lord Legion Master, give me an evaluation of my mother's cooking skills?"

Lu Mingfei glanced at the dishes on the table: "It meets the nutritional ratio standards, protein, carbohydrates..."

“Stop, stop, stop!” The spoon jingled against the edge of the porcelain bowl. Giovanni glared. “That doesn’t sound like a positive evaluation from a son to his mother!”

"Then my evaluation is..." Lu Mingfei grinned, "Please, mother, immediately approve my ruthless plan to eliminate them."

"Okay!" Qiao Weini smiled and waved his hands, throwing the heat-insulating gloves behind him.

Although it was an "elimination plan", Lu Mingfei still followed the table etiquette and tasted the food in an orderly manner before swallowing it. The high-energy nutrient solution of Fuxi Spiral Palace could not compare with these delicacies in the world; and Qiao Weini watched him eat with a smile, and her chopsticks always added new dishes to his plate on time.

"Ming Fei, promise mom," her tone suddenly became unquestionable, "whether you go to save the world or save the universe, remember to eat well."

Even in the face of so many horrors, his body, which had never wavered, was now trembling slightly. Lu Mingfei raised his head, reached out and grabbed Qiao Weini's hand, which was about to add more food to him, and said seriously:
"I promise you, Mother. In the name of the Emperor, I will eat my meals even if I have to fight to the ends of the galaxy."

The mother's warm words will forever anchor the humanity of the Lord of the Legion as a human being, and even the craziest warp storms and chaos waves in the future will not be able to shake it.